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> [I always did plays, and when I went to NYU - and I didn't go to Tisch, the theater school, because I was like, 'Well, acting's not realistic. You can't make a career out of it.' So I just studied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-always-did-plays-and-when-i-went-to-nyu-and-i-didn-t-go-to-tisch/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

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## More by Steve Zissis

> [I think that people find that's a fresh look at a relationship between two best friends, between two soul mates, that people haven't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-think-that-people-find-that-s-a-fresh-look-at-a-relationship/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I directed the play 'Amadeus' with puppets way back in the day for theater. I also studied puppetry at the Eugene and Neil Center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-directed-the-play-amadeus-with-puppets-way-back-in-the-day-for/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [So even these stages of progression, whether it's your career or whatever, you get somewhere, but then it always brings a new host of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/so-even-these-stages-of-progression-whether-it-s-your-career-or/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [One thing about our show that wasn't even in my awareness, but was brought to my attention by other people, is that our show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/one-thing-about-our-show-that-wasn-t-even-in-my-awareness-but-was/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I always did plays, and when I went to NYU - and I didn't go to Tisch, the theater school, because I was like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-always-did-plays-and-when-i-went-to-nyu-and-i-didn-t-go-to-tisch/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I don't think we're necessarily drawing from that specific sort of storyline, because I think we're all just super-blessed and grateful to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-don-t-think-we-re-necessarily-drawing-from-that-specific-sort-of/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [Everyone's encouraged to put things in their own words, to discover new things. So there's definitely an element of dynamic improvisation, for sure, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/everyone-s-encouraged-to-put-things-in-their-own-words-to-discover/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [Acting is something I've done since I was in high school, but I never had a model in my life, whether it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/acting-is-something-i-ve-done-since-i-was-in-high-school-but-i-never/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I love working that way, and that's sort of the way that Mark, Jay, and I have been working for years, where we start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-love-working-that-way-and-that-s-sort-of-the-way-that-mark-jay-and/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I was an early peaker, and then I went through a depressive part of my life and had some struggles personally. Things don't always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-was-an-early-peaker-and-then-i-went-through-a-depressive-part-of-my/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [New Orleans is home. That's where the heart is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/new-orleans-is-home-that-s-where-the-heart-is/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I just co-created a story for a Disney movie that I'm working on with my fiancée. And also about to finish up writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-just-co-created-a-story-for-a-disney-movie-that-i-m-working-on-with/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I wasn't able to articulate it until after audience members gave feedback. And then, similarly, when we talked about the bromance being unique, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-wasn-t-able-to-articulate-it-until-after-audience-members-gave/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [I feel so lucky. When an actor that has been struggling for so long makes the transition into being an actor full-time, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/i-feel-so-lucky-when-an-actor-that-has-been-struggling-for-so-long/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

> [To be honest with you, I don't know how even to articulate it at this point, because sometimes the real difference in the seasons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-zissis/to-be-honest-with-you-i-don-t-know-how-even-to-articulate-it-at-this/)

[Steve Zissis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-zissis/)

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